Timothy Nerrozi - Foreign Affairs Reporter – Washington Examiner Joins Houston's Morning News

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
As far as I know, China Grove, Texas is not
owned by China. It's just called China Grove. But we
would there certainly not want China Grove, Texas to be
owned by China.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
Six p.

Speaker 1 (00:12):
Twenty four Here on Houston's Boring News, Timothy Narrozi joins
US Foreign Affairs report of Washington Examiner. Is the US
Senate getting ready to try to make a move to
block enemy land buys near US bases? Is there any
consideration tympathy of just banning what we would consider enemy
countries like Iran, China, Russia from buying any land in

(00:34):
the United States, let alone near US bases.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
Well, there's certainly a consideration of that, but I think
that you'll find that in today's globalized world, that's a
lot more difficult than you would imagine.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
This isn't just buying bases. You know, foreign governments.

Speaker 3 (00:51):
You listed up foreign adversary governments that might be involved here,
and you hit the nail round the head.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
It's Russia, China, and North Korea, Iran.

Speaker 3 (00:59):
The problem is that it's not just governments that can
buy land, it's foreign adversary aligned.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
Companies, private individuals.

Speaker 3 (01:07):
There is an issue with a Chinese billionaire that was
a former general in the People's Liberation Army that was
looking to buy many acres of land in Texas not
too long ago. So it's not as cut and dry
as you think, especially in today's sort of globalized world.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
Well, you know, the military bases I think are self explanatory, right,
it's the national security concerns. But even if you are
a foreign adversary, like a China, for example, buying a
farm land to grow food, if you control that food
and where that food goes, isn't that a potential national
security concern?

Speaker 2 (01:39):
Well?

Speaker 3 (01:40):
Absolutely, and I mean it doesn't have to be a
farm land. I mean there are properties in major cities
owned by the Chinese Communist Party or you know, sort
of bought by a shell organization or by an individual
on behalf and destinately on behalf of the Chinese Commuist
Party where they're operating. Secret military bases are not military
police s patients that you know are sort of harassing

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or monitoring, whether it's American nationals or Chinese nationals. You know,
any sort of ability for foreign adversary government to kind
of get a foothold on American soil.

Speaker 2 (02:13):
Does present present a national security risk?

Speaker 1 (02:16):
So how far is a potential bill in the progress
in the process? Here are they're just starting to talk
about it. Is there something that's formally being introduced? What
what's the top.

Speaker 2 (02:26):
Frame on this? It's only in the beginning process, it's
being introduced.

Speaker 4 (02:29):
But you know, there's been many challenges to a lot
of the changes that Donald Trump and his administration and
his sort of lawmaker allies put forward. But it seems
that you know, they're operating on the you know, get
stuff out the door now. If there's legal challenges, we'll
deal with it as they come. But they're not slowing down,

(02:50):
if that makes sense, compared to the first administration, where
I think they had a slightly more cautious move forward
with each sort of a piece of an agenda. Now
it's just everything in the kitchen sink is going out
as we prepare it, and we'll deal with any sort
of challenges or opposition as they as they appear.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
All right, Tipathy, thanks for the update, appreciate it. Foreign
Affairs Reporter Washington Examiner Timothy Nerosi